I asked him once before he got excommunicated why he doesn't just quit if he knows it's not true? He explained that his whole family was Mormon and he grew up Mormon and it was his 'tribe'. I told him I could relate, because I was once a 5th Generation Mormon too, but once I started to realize the impact it would have on my kids if I didn't take a stand against the abusive CULT, that no longer mattered. What matters is integrity in the eyes of my children and their children. What matters is that I do not look the other way as people I know and love are exploited by the lies of this money grubbing abusive CULT. He didn't see it that way. Until they abused him by excommunicating him for daring to speak against the abusive CULT's abuse of gays.
Lot's Wife Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes, you do. > > You give your time, money, and media consumption > to Sam Harris and many others who earn their > living from religion.
I’ve never given Sam a dime, except for buying his books, some of which were a condemnation of religious violence, which were much needed in response to 9-11.
I have a unique reaction to John Dehlin simply because he bears such a strong resemblance to Paul K. Dehlin, JD's great uncle and my next store neighbor, a hardworking store keeper who was a devout Mormon, but did not have much time for philosophical discussions. He believed what he believed and that was it.
Paul Dehlin was a very good man, who made a huge difference in my life, not so much by what he said, as by what he did. I came from a family of nine children, raised in a house with one bathroom and no driveway. As we grew into teens, we used his store parking lot to park up to four family cars. How he put up with us, I'll never know. But he not only put up with us, he loved us, with a love like a father. I wish my father had loved me with a love like a father, but he didn't.
We used to have Family Home Evening at PKD's house, since our father had been ex'd and really wasn't into FHE. I got to know PKD very well. He was a good man, a caring man, and a very very patient man. He loved to tell stories about his mission to Hawaii, and I loved to listen to them.
And now I see PKD's image every time I watch a John Dehlin interview on YouTube. Even PKD's own children didn't look as much like him as John does. It's kind of jarring.
Yup, there is something about JD that rubs me the wrong way, though it might just be the resemblance he bears to his great uncle.
He does a good job at recording and preserving Mormon Stories, which I think is a Good Thing.
As far as how much money he makes, that is none of my business.
I just wish PKD had done better with his store. He was a good man and he deserved much better than what life handed him.
They do bitch. But when episode no. 1 came out everyone knew John had hit the jackpot and was going to be a famous & wealthy man. After that first podcast it was a piece of cake. Plug in a microphone for a quick interview. The guy barely worked part time on a sure winner. Lazy chump.